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Liv Envir Topic 3

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Asexual reproduction a method of reproduction in which all genes passed on to the offspring came from a single individual or parent
Biotechnology the combination of technology and biological sciences
Bond the chemical link between atoms that hold molecules together
Chromosome a thick, threadlike structure that contains genetic information in the form of DNA
Clone an organism that is genetically identical to the organism from which it was produced
DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) the material found in all cells that contains the genetic information about that organism
Egg a sex cell produced by a female
Expressed the way that an unseen gene is seen in an organism as an actual physical trait
Gene a segment of DNA (on a chromosome) that contains the code for a specific trait
Genetic engineering a set of technologies that humans use to alter the genetic instructions of an organism by substituting DNA molecules
Genetic recombination the formation of a new combination of genes during sexual reproduction
Heredity the passing of traits from parent to offspring
Mutation any alteration in the sequence of DNA
Replicate to copy
Selective breeding the process of choosing a few organisms with desirable traits to serve as the parents of the next generation
Sexual reproduction a method of reproduction that involves two parents to produce offspring that are genetically different from each other
Sperm the male sex cell
Splice to join two things together
Subunit the section of a DNA molecule that contains a sugar, a phosphate, and a base
Template the pattern for a new molecule
Trait a characteristic that is passed from parent to offspring through the genes
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